QuickBooks 2016 is here! If you are upgrading to QuickBooks 2016 please note that we have only tested Version 6 of our Transaction Pro Importer and Exporter with this latest version of QuickBooks. In addition going forward Version 6 of our Transaction Pro Importer and Exporter will be the only versions that will continue to get periodic updates for new features and any bug fixes. If you are an existing user of Transaction Pro Importer or Exporter you can receive a discount on Version 6 on our … [Read more...]

New to Version 6 of the Transaction Pro Importer and Exporter for QuickBooks you can now change the color scheme of the Transaction Pro products. This is a similar features to what the QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise software allows you to do.
When in the Transaction Pro products take a look in the upper right hand corner for a little box that looks like an arrow.
Then on the screen that pops up deselect the box next to: "Use color scheme file." Installed with the program are … [Read more...]

Everywhere you seem to turn today it seems live everyone is talking about QuickBooks in the Cloud. The purpose of this article is to explain your options so that you can make an informed decision.
QuickBooks in the Cloud comes in two flavors:
QuickBooks Online
QuickBooks Desktop in a Hosting Enviromnent
QuickBooks Online
Lets first start with QuickBooks Online which is an accounting software that you can access from any web browser. Although this Online App shares the same … [Read more...]

In an effort to reduce fraudulent paper checks most banks offer a positive pay system which allows banks to match checks presented to checks actually written. In order to utilize this system the Depositor must upload files containing the details of checks written to their bank’s website.
Below is a screen shot of one bank’s file format requirements. The bank has also indicated that they need this to be in csv … [Read more...]

We offer a bundled pricing of the Transaction Pro Importer and Exporter for QuickBooks here. A common question we receive is I know I need purchase the Importer but could you give me some examples of how the Exporter is used by other companies. Below is a listing of some common uses of the Transaction Pro Exporter for QuickBooks.
File with shipping information in a specified format for a warehouse.
Trading Partners that require EDI. Read more about what EDI is on the QuickBooks and … [Read more...]

A couple of times a week we have QuickBooks users contacting us either asking if there is an easy way to either update information on existing memorized transactions or if they can transfer existing memorized transactions to a new QuickBooks company file. Unfortunately, Intuit has not yet provided support for memorized transactions in the QuickBooks SDK so there is no way for developers to access this transaction type. However, we do have a workaround! Read more below.
Step 1: Use our … [Read more...]

As the maker of a very popular QuickBooks import tool, Transaction Pro Importer, we get many requests every week if our Transaction Pro products work with QuickBooks for Mac. Unfortunately, the answer to this question is no. Intuit has never published a Software Development Kit ("SDK") which would allow developers to write third party applications that would work with QuickBooks for Mac. There are some built in IIF imports within QuickBooks for Mac however they are limited as to the types of … [Read more...]

A common question that we have seen lately is what happens if I sell my products or services to another company that also uses QuickBooks - is there an easy way to import the invoice data as bills into the related QuickBooks company file to eliminate re-keying of the data. The answer is yes - the company that is preparing the invoices would user our Transaction Pro Exporter 5.0 to export the invoices out of QuickBooks to a file that they would then send to the other company. The related … [Read more...]

Baystate Consulting makes updates available to all users of the the most recent version of Transaction Pro Importer or Exporter at no charge. We typically make new builds available to all users every one to two months. These updates will add new features and/or fix any software or QuickBooks bugs. If you are having any issues with either Transaction Pro Importer 5.0 or Exporter 5.0 a good first step is to make sure that you are on the latest build of the software.
You can check for … [Read more...]

If for some reason you do not see what you need within the Transaction Pro Exporter for QuickBooks ("TPE") we have more options available via our command line interface. Our command line parameters are just additional "switches" that you can add to the Transaction Pro Exporter shortcut.
We will discuss some of the more common command line parameters below. You can find a full list of all the command line parameters here.
Add Additional User Defined Fields to the Mapping … [Read more...]